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Turkish government decided to establish a super commission “Commission for Examining/Screening State of Emergency Acts” even superior to Constitutional Court by Decree 685. The mission of this commission will be examining the dismissal of government servants, officers, academics, students and closure of institutions. This so-called Impartial Commission will be consist of 7 members, 5 of…

Eren Erdem is main opposition party (CHP) member of the Turkish Parliament. He delivered a speech (29 Jube 2016) on the support provided to ISIL by the government. During his speech he provided clear evidence of such support and requested to activate a Committee to investigate the issue. He was later accused of being a…

Freedom of the press has been one of the chief casualties of Erdoğan’s rule. He has confiscated newspapers, sued their editors, and imprisoned journalists. Reporters Without Frontiers ranks Turkey’s press freedom 151st (155 as of July ’17) in the world out of 180, below Vladimir Putin’s Russia. In the forthcoming year, as Erdoğan’s state of emergency and purge…

A sacked Turkish general, wanted in connection with a failed coup attempt in July, has told Reuters in an interview that the government’s purge of top commanders and pilots is inflicting deep long-term damage on the second-biggest army in NATO. Click the link to read the article in Reuters website. Advertisements

Erdogan has purged the Turkish armed forces of at least 150 top commanders in response to this summer’s coup attempt.Many have been replaced by rapidly promoted officers more notable for an anti-western world view than military experience. Click the link to read the article. collective-insecurity Advertisements

Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations was asked if he thought they might have been involved in the planning of a coup, Scaparrotti said: “No…These officers served well here in NATO”